Trace-shield.



PATENTED JUNE 18, 1907.

J. B. MARTIN. TRACE SHIELD. APPLIOATIOH mum AUG.10.1906.

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[7 Q/vihwasea attozmu i No. 857,085. PATENTED JUNE 18, 1907.

J. E. MARTIN.

TRACE SHIELD.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.10.1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Wihwooeo co.. wnsumzrmu u c JOHN E. MARTIN OF PATENT OFFICE.

BETlI-IANY, ILLINOIS.

TRACE-SHIELD.

ice. 857,085.

Application filed August 10,

T0 (I/N, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. MARTIN, a l citizen of the United States, residing at Bethany, in the county of Moultrie, State of Illi- I nois, have invented certain new and useful 1 Improvements in Trace-Shields; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has reference to trace shields, the general object being the provision of a simple and inexpensive device of that nature for preventing the traces of a harness from becoming worn out by the loops on the slip-tug backband.

My invention will be readily understood from a consideration of the following detailed description, and its preferred embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device in use. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section taken through Fig. 2.

Like parts are designated bycorrespondg ing numerals in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the shield which i is formed from a single strip of sheet metal l comprises, as shown, the bottom or back 5, j sides 6, and connecting section 7, the joint between one of the sides and the adjacent edge of the connecting section being indicated by numeral 8. The sides 6 are bent at 5 right angles to the bottom section, while section 7, in like manner, is at right angles to the f sides. The general form of the shield will therefore be that of a box or trough, the sides of which are connected at their rear end by a narrow strip, which latter may be regarded to some extent as forming the top of the trough or box. The forward ends of the! sides 6 are inclined, as indicated by numeral 9, while the bottom section is provided. with an integral extension 10, of less width than that of the bottom section, and forming a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1907.

1906. Serial No- 330,077-

I continuation thereof. The forward or free end of said extension is bent downwardly and rearwardly upon itself to form the spring hook 11, which latter receives the eye 12 of the rear member 13 of the trace buckle. Said buckle member is of any preferred description, and is shown as comprising the clasp section 14 and tongue 15 pivotally connected thereto, the tongue being formed with the pin 16.

The trace 17 fits the shield as shown in Fig. 2, the distance between the shield sides being, in practice, approximately the width of the trace and, as the shield is preferably formed. from some resilient metal, the free or forward ends of its sides, which are bent slightly in wardly, will bear against the trace at its opposite edges, the trace being further retained in place by means of the connecting section 7 at the rear end of the shield. The trace is passed through the buckle member 13 and fits between the cross pieces' thereof, the pin 16 of the buckle tongue passing through a perforation 18 in the trace. The other member of the buckle (not shown) is of a simple construction, and is secured to the hame tug in like manner. The buckle member 13 may be readily attached to or detached from the hook 11, owing to the resiliency of the metal of which the shield is formed.

What is claimed, is

A trace shield formed of a single strip of 1 metal, bent into trough shape and compris-' ing a bottom section, sides bent at an angle thereto, and a section connecting the upper edges of said sides at the rear end of. the shield, said bottom section being formed at its front end with a longitudinal extension, the free end thereof being bent into hook shape and adapted to be detachably connected with one of the members of a trace buckle. In testimony whereof, I allix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. MARTIN. I/Vitnesses:

3. WV. REAM', S. M. h lfollnvNolyns. 

